Blotter attachment for fountain pens



April 7, 1925. 1,532,240

A. FIRPO BLOTTER ATTACHMENT FOR FOUNTAIN PENS Filed Feb. 11, 1924 INVENTOR. Azziqne Firpo Patented Apr. 7, 1925.

UNITED STATES ANTONE FIRIPO, OF STOCKTON, CALIFORNIA.

BLOTTER ATTACHMENT FOR FOUNTAIN PENS.

Application filed February 11, 1924. Serial 'No. 691,902.

To all whom it may concern:

-Be it known that I, ANTONE FIRro, a

subject of Italy, residing at Stockton, county of San Joaquin, State of California, have invented certain new and useful Improvements in Blotter Attachments for Fountain Pens; and I do declare the followingfto be a full, clear, and exact description of the same, reference being had to the accompanying drawings, and to the characters of reference marked thereon, which form a part of this application.

This invention relates to an ink-blotting device to beuised in connection with fountain pens, the principal object of my invention being to provide a device havinga blotting element, which is adapted to be removtam pen.

The attachment as a whole may however be formed integral with the cap, if the latter is made of, or covered by,a metal sheath, as is the case with the more expensive grade of pens.

blotting element itself may be readily removed from its holder so that a new blotting piece may be inserted therein whenever the necessity arises. p

The user of a fountain pen to which my device is attached has therefore always at his hand a means for blotting any matter he writes with the pen, suchas checks, re

ceipts, signatures and the like, which are v frequently filled in away from a desk or other place where the ordinary blotting means are found.

At the same time my blotting attachment while eflicient for its purpose, occupies so little space that the pen may be carried in a vest or coat pocket as usual without inconvenience to .the wearer.

A further object of the invention is to' ably mounted on the ordinary cap of a foun- Another object is to provide that the fit onto said above described portion is the removably applied to an ordinary fountain pen cap.

Figs.,2 and 3 are perspective views of the clip. and blotter holding elements respectively, detached from each other and] from the pen.

Fig. 4 is a similar view of the member on which the blotter holding element is mounted, showing said member formed" integral with the pen-cap.

Fig. 5 is a perspective view of a modified form or shape of blotter-holding element.

Referring now more particularly to the characters of reference on the drawings, the numeral 1 denotes the barrel of a fountain pen, having the usual cap 2.

My improved attachment, in the form of device shown in Figs. 1 and 2, comprises a fiat plate 3 of a lesser length than that of the cap 2, and adapted to lie lengthwise thereof and adjacent thereto. Opposed spring plates 4 are formed integral with said plate 3 and are curved on a radius-the same as that of the cap, being adapted to partially surround .and frictionally engage the same, as shown in Fig. 1. The ends of the clip-' plates 4 adjacent the plate 3 lie in planes inwardly of the vertical edges thereof, the metal of the latter along such edges being bent inwardly to meet the members 4, thereby forming parallel ridges or guide-ribs as shown at 5.

In the form of this portion of thedevice shown in Fig. 4, the plate 3 is permanently attached to and forms a part of the cap 2*, the vertical projecting guldes 5 being retained.

The blotter holding member, to removably same for either form of construction of said portion.

. This member, as shown in Figs. 1 and 2,

comprises a flat plate 6, of the same size as the plate 3, and adapted to lie in superimposed order thereon. The side edges of this plate are turned inwardly for a certain distance throughout their length to form flanges 7 which form grooves 8 with the plate 6 into which the guide ribs 5 pass with a slidin frictional fit, said plate 6 being of course s id over the plate 3 from one end or the other.

The inner edges of the flanges 7 are bent outwardly to form flanges 9 parallel to the which the pen is held in a pocket, is preferably applied to one of the clip plates 4:, so that the blotter will face at right angles to the body of the wearer, thereby protecting the blotter from chafing influences.

If desired, the plate 6 may be permanently mounted on the holder plate 3, but it is best to have the same removable, since it allows replacing of a blotter to be more easily done.

When the pen is being used, the cap is of course removed from over the pen-point endand replaced on the other end.

To use the blotter, the writer need only reverse the position of the pen in his hand by a simple movement of the fingers, and using the barrel as a handle or lever, press the blotting surface down on the matter just written.

The guide ribs 5 preferably lie in a'plane at a slight divergent angle to the axial plane of the cap, from the outer to the inner end of the latter, so that the blotter lies at a similar angle, as shown in Figs. 1 and 2. This places the blotter in a more convenient position for use, since the barrel of the pen projects at a slight upward angle relative to the blotter, throwing the barrel further away from the surface against which the blotter is pressed.

From the foregoing description it will be readily seen that I have produced such a device as substantially fulfills the objects of the invention as set forth herein.

While this specification sets forth in detail the present and preferred construction of the device, still in practice such deviations from such detail may be resorted to as do not form a departure from the spirit of the invention, as defined by the appended claim.

Having thus described my invention what I claim as new and useful and desire to secure by Letters Patent is:

A blotter attachment for fountain pens lncluding a primary plate having its edges inturned to form guides and means on the inturned edges for attachment to the pen, a secondary plate having inturned edges to frictionally engage the guides on the primary plate to hold the two together, the inturned edges on the secondary plate being turned back to form slots to receive the edges of a blotter placed over the secondary plate.

In testimony whereof I affix my signature.

AN TON E FIRPO. 

